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2021
Blog Post
Title
Development of Distributed Intelligent Systems with the Robot Operating System
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Redaktionell betreuter Blogbeitrag auf https://semiengineering.com, November 11th, 2021
Abstract
Integrating numerous functions required by autonomous robotic systems, such as sensors, actuators, navigation, and path planning: Networked robotic systems are increasingly prevalent. In addition to industrial robotics now firmly ensconced in manufacturing, applications are also being developed in the areas of logistics, medical technology, and even unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV).In general, robotic systems are still centrally controlled by a PLC based on statically planned tasks. This means that the individual systems have a low level of autonomy, and the entire system comes to a halt if the central controller fails. However, if these systems are intended for operation in an unknown environment or must collaborate with each other in a context-dependent way, complex algorithms must be implemented, ideally directly in the control system of the robot itself. This allows a robot to respond with low latency, independently of the reliability of its communication with a central controller.